July 26, 2018
The first accredited quad bike training course offered in the South Burnett will be run next month, thanks to a partnership between AgForce and Kingaroy TAFE.
The course will be run at Passchendaele Farm, a working cattle property at 4149 Ironpot Road near Burrandowan.
It will provide participants with the skills to maintain and safely operate a quad bike in a rural environment.
The course was announced at the Kingaroy Chamber Of Commerce and Industry’s meeting on Tuesday night.
AgForce South East Regional President Carolyn Stone said it aimed to address safety issues surrounding quad bikes.
“According to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, 70 people have been killed using quad bikes in Queensland over the past 15 years,” Mrs Stone said.
“There are also about 200 quad bike-related ambulance attendances, 300 hospitalisations and 600 emergency department presentations every year.
“Quad bikes are an essential tool for many farmers, but they’re also very dangerous.
“The aim of the course is to show people how to ride a quad bike safely, and at the end of it riders will get a certificate that could help with insurance issues.”
The course will start at 7:00am on March 20 and will run until abut 3:00pm.
Participants must be aged 16 or older.
They’ll also need to bring along their own quad bike, a helmet, lunch, and wear long pants, long-sleeved shirts and enclosed shoes.
The cost of the course is $220 and participant numbers are limited to 10.
Course registrations can be made online.
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